10 months ago
33
(NewsNation) — Members of 9/11 Justice, an enactment comprising families of 9/11 victims, survivors and archetypal responders, held a quality league Wednesday earlier a tribunal proceeding regarding Saudi Arabia's effort to disregard a suit alleging their engagement successful the 9/11 attacks.
The proceeding volition code Saudi Arabia's ineligible work and accountability for the events that claimed astir 3,000 American lives.
It follows years of advocacy and ineligible battles by the victims' families successful their pursuit of justness and transparency.
Earlier this month, 9/11 Justice called retired President Joe Biden and erstwhile President Donald Trump for not talking much astir a video allegedly showing a Saudi official “casing” the U.S. Capitol as the panic attacks were being planned.
The radical said it was disappointed that Biden, Trump and lawmakers person not addressed what the radical says are “explosive” revelations. In addition, 9/11 Justice is urging Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to supply “justice and closure” to families of victims.
Video footage obtained by quality outlets including CBS and NewsNation shows a radical of men driving astir a vicinity and sometimes pointing retired landmarks similar the White House, the Washington Monument and the Capitol building.
Investigators moving with 9/11 Families United sent NewsNation the video aft a judge released it by tribunal bid arsenic portion of a civilian suit filed by victims’ families that seeks to clasp Saudi Arabia liable for immoderate relation it had successful the attacks.
Saudi authorities officials support the video is thing much than a tourer video of Washington, D.C. Former CIA and FBI authoritative Phil Mudd said successful a erstwhile quality connected “Cuomo” that portion the video is significant, it is not needfully evidence.
Families of those who died during 9/11, however, accidental the video is “damning.”
